Lake Ontario maps, facts and figures A project by the FINGER LAKES-LAKE ONTARIO WATERSHED PROTECTION ALLIANCE and NEW YORK SEA GRANT 1. Origins of Lake Ontario Direct Drainage Basin 2. Population by Census Block Groups 3. Detailed Surface Water New York’s Lake Ontario . shown in maps, facts & figures Lake Ontario, the 14th largest lake in the world, is the smallest of the Great 4. Topography Lakes. Bordered to the north by Ontario, Canada, and to the south by New York State, it is the smallest in surface area, fourth among the Great Lakes in maximum depth, but second only to Lake Superior in average depth. The basin land area is largely rural with a significant forested and Lake Ontario at a glance 5. Land Use Types agricultural portion. The Lake is nestled between the mighty Niagara River Lake Ontario is the 14th largest lake in the world. to the west...and the picturesque St. Lawrence River Valley to its east. Length: 193 mi / 311 km Width: 53 mi / 85 km Almost one-third of the land area of New York State drains Published by Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance (FLLOWPA) Average depth: 283 ft / 86 m 6. Wastewater Treatment Plants and New York Sea Grant. into Lake Ontario, making the wise use and management of Maximum depth: 802 ft / 244 m All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval natural resources vital to the long-term sustainability of the system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, 3 3 photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher. Lake Ontario region’s ecology, environment and economy. Volume: 393 mi / 1634 km 2 2 FLLOWPA Water surface area: 7,340 mi / 19011 km 7. Public Lands 309 Lake St. Penn Yan, NY 14527 This booklet is designed to provide those who live, work, and play Phone: (315) 536-7488 Shoreline length: 712 mi / 1146 km http://www.fllowpa.org/ along Lake Ontario with an overview of the use and management Elevation: 243 ft / 74 m New York Sea Grant that occurs within the drainage basin. We encourage you to use 62B Mackin Hall SUNY College at Oswego Oswego, NY 13126-3599 Phone: (315) 312-3042 this booklet to add to your understanding of the issues impacting Retention/Replacement time: 6 years E-mail: [email protected] 8. Status of Municipal Land Use Controls http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/ the Lake and your management and planning activities. Watershed includes more than 16,000 mi / 25,750 km of streams and 260 lakes. Acknowledgments Writer: Helen Bagley - FLLOWPA Designer: GARCES REID Design The Finger Lakes – Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance in Photography provided by the following agencies or individuals: Great Lakes Seaway Trail partnership with New York Sea Grant developed this booklet and has made 9. Coastal Priority Waterbodies and Areas of Concern George Fischer every effort to insure that the information is accurate. The maps provided Finger Lakes Association Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance were provided by the Lake Ontario Coastal Initiative (LOCI) with permission Jack W. Miller Richard Young, Department of Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo for their use. This information is provided for educational purposes only. Brian P. Whattam Greater Rochester Visitors Association 10. Industrial And Municipal Permitted Discharges and New York Sea Grant Drinking Water Intake Locations Oswego County Promotion and Tourism Thousand Islands International Tourism Council David G. White Maps & Photography: LOCI (Lake Ontario Coastal Initiative) January 2006 Recreation/Tourism Specialist/Great Lakes Program Coordinator | NY Sea Grant COVER PHOTO: Dan Distler, Oswego County Tourism. BACK PHOTO: Kara Dunn, Great Lakes Seaway Trail. 11. Bedrock and Unconsolidated Aquifers FINGER LAKES - LAKE ONTARIO WATERSHED PROTECTION ALLIANCE l 2010 report l 3 Hammond 1 a Rossie ri Population (2000) d Butterfield Yellow n Origins of Lake Ontario Direct Drainage Basin a x Lake Lake [! North Coast West leMud Notable Population Centers < 10,000 A Red er Lake iv Lake e R 10,001 - 50,000 North Coast Central nc Moon re a w s Lake a e Antwerp L . er North Coast East St h 2 50,001 - 100,000 T Clayton t Orleans n e 100,001 - 350,000 Town Boundary c in Philadelphia V e p Perch County Boundary a Lyme Europeans first settled the Lake Ontario Basin in the 1600s. These settlers were fur traders, The basin includes significant urban and suburban areas. The majority of the total basin popu- LOCI Project Boundary CANADA C Lake P Le Ray fishermen, and farmers. The population of the Lake Ontario Direct Drainage Basin (LODDB) lation of 751,891 (Census 2000) is located around the larger urban centers of Rochester, a m Fort Drum Wilna e l greatly increased after 1823 when a major portion of the Erie Canal linking Rochester to Watertown, and the city of Oswego. Rochester is the most populated city in the LODDB, Brownville i 3 a Blac Albany was opened. Large bays on the Lake such as Irondequoit Bay and Sodus Bay became despite decreasing by almost 6% since the 2000 Census. Monroe County, containing the City k River prime fishing and recreational centers when easier access became available. At the turn of of Rochester, is the most heavily populated with Onondaga and Niagara Counties in second Champion eld sfi Watertown un the century, industrial development and growing urbanization increased the population of the and third place respectively. The remaining population centers within the basin are smaller Black River Ho wn d rto tlan Bay Wate Ru area, and with it, major ecological changes for the region. villages that largely support farming or suburban bedroom communities. Jefferson Denmark The LODDB spans 11 counties and 80 municipalities across upstate New York. Seven of the (! 4 [ Henderson Harbor L eleven counties have frontage on Lake Ontario. City 2000 Population 2009 Population (Estimated) % change o Henderson Adams Rodman Pinckney w Buffalo* 292,648 270,240 -7.7% Harrisburg v i l l County 2009 Estimated Population change Estimated Land Area e Rochester 219,773 207,294 -5.7% Population 2000-2009 in the LODDB Lewis Syracuse* 147,306 138,560 -5.9% M cayuga* 79,526 -2,435 15% Ellisburg a Lorraine r Worth Montague t Watertown 26,705 27,489 2.9% in s genesee 57,868 -2,502 25% North Sandy b 5 Lockport 22,279 20,563 - 8.8% u jefferson* 118,719 +6,981 54% Pond rg Oswego 17,954 17,177 -4.3% lewis 26,157 -787 10% South Sandy Boylston W Fulton 11,855 10,661 -9.0% Pond Sandy Redfield e Turin monroe* 733,703 -1,640 30% Lake Ontario Creek s t T * Outside of the Lake Ontario Direct Drainage Basin S u niagara* 214,557 -5,287 60% a r l Orwell i 8 m n 8 o n Riv Osceola orleans* 42,051 -2,122 98% er Salmon River Richland 6 Reservoir onondaga 454,753 -3,583 5% 0 5 10 20 30 40 0 5 10 20 30 40 Wi Albion Miles l Scriba l ontario 105,650 +5,426 5% Miles i New a Lewis Haven m Oswego Oswego s oswego* 121,377 -1,002 70% t o O M Mexico w s i n wayne* 91,291 -2,475 50% Little Sodus w n e Parish Florence e t lle Bay i Oswego g t Ava o o Volney Palermo v Somerset Yates Blind Sodus s * Counties that have frontage on Lake Ontario N k R n C Kendall e Bay iv Carlton Port w e 7 e Amboy An l Hamlin East r e Camden f i Maxwell o a Sodus Bay Wilson r n m Bay Fulton ! Fair Haven n Porter e Bay n Bay [ ings Gaines t o e Irondequoit Oneida Hartland S s Ridgeway M e Albion Murray c a t Sterling ! Parma Bay h t Constantia Lee Niagara H s h [ Clarkson Greece Hannibal ro e g nal e i Ca ! Albion r Wolcott Erie [ e p Lewiston Granby W E Medina it p v am son Cambria Monroe i o Willi e Vienna u Webster Huron l R Ontario Rome NYPA eq Sodus Lockport OrleansClarendon Sweden e d Ira town Reservoir Tuscarora Shelby e n Victory Lysander s o Oneida Reservation Barre Ogden Ir Butler L e o O Er 8 c ak O n Lake ie Canal rc e Rochester Rose d on k Royalton hard Creek Clay l t p Gates G Niagara Falls fie le o Penfield Marion t rt Oakfield on Walworth Cicero ea end ht P Alabama Bergen ig Cross Verona Wh al Elba Br Lenox n Wayne S Lake Van Buren Tonawanda d Cato Ca Byron r Palmyra Lyons a N v ie Riga Chili a o Macedon Conquest Sullivan r Reservation f a Salina E e s Perinton n Oneida Grand t E Onondaga w ett Lyons i t ! r na O Sherrill Clarence i ie s [ Island nr P h Lake Syracuse n Amherst t C ei e e Galen a Camillus d a Batavia H n Brutus Elbridge a Vernon Tonawanda d Wheatland Arcadia a Manlius Pembroke Victor l Mentz Lincoln S 9 Batavia Stafford t Manchester o C Le Roy De Witt c M Madison Rush S h Farmington Tyre Cayuga k e Mendon Black k S a b e Genesee Junius a Onondaga m Throop r k Lake n O r Lancaster Sennett c ith i Buffalo to e n Fenner d Caledonia a e o f g Alden C w Darien Bethany B Ontario l n Cazenovia i B te l e e Auburn u a l a Seneca d o E Phelps l g l W l a d s Alexander Pavilion o n e Lake a Erie o a Waterloo Seneca Aurelius g o a e m s s a Pompey Avon m Canandaigua C s t n York Lima f t Falls Ow f i d West a i e e a Geneva S l LaFayette z d Hopewell Skaneateles Seneca l i a Otisco d p e g Eaton r s Livingston n u i Bennington Middlebury n c Lake Lake Marilla Lake o Lackawanna Attica a gp o Elma v Nelson Covington Geneseo Fleming S i 10 G Fayette Richmond Seneca or pa Otisco a Livonia enev Wyoming Bristol Cayuga t Owasco f Erie Canandaigua Seneca for rg Conesus Lake Lake d Fabius u Orchard Hemlock Honeoye Lake Lake Niles b Wales Warsaw Perry town Lake Gorham a Tully Lebanon am Park Aurora Sheldon Leicester Varick Scipio DeRuyter Georgetown H Orangeville Lake Lake Ledyard Source: US Census Bureau, 2000.